Around the Farm

Here are a few fall pictures of life around here lately.

Here is Jehu and Alex- best of friends.  

The pigs all lined up for supper. 

They love drinking straight from the hose!

Pretty soon a bulldozer will take care of all this over-growth. I can't wait!

Milk Still Available

I am still accepting buyers for milk shares on Rachel. The cost is a one time of $50 and then $40 a month for a gallon a week of some of the best milk you will ever taste!  

Jersey Cow milk is higher in butter fat and you can make everything from yougurt, butter, cottage cheese, ice cream, and more. It's the milk your grandmother use to drink and it is delicious. You won't ever want to drink the plastic-tasting, store-bought milk again!

I take sanitation very seriously and the milk is stored in sterilized glass jars to ensure the best flavor. The cow, Rachel, is giving around 2 gallons a day and she eats a combination of grass, high quality hay, and a little high protein feed with sweet feed. 

So if you haven't considere Fresh Milk, give it a try. You won't regret it!

Here is milk just minutes from the cow. The milk you get each day will be from the previous days milking or from that morning to ensure freshness. 

And here is a gallon of the white gold. Glass container storage and quick chilling are both essential to good taste. 

Let the Clearing Begin

The Bulldozer has arrived and already begun to clear out some of this farm. When I bought this 13 acres, a large part of it had not been worked for probably 15 or 20 years. So, you can imagine the growth that has occurred during this time. I have bush-hogged as much as I could, but it is time for the heavy equipment to step in. 

Here is the Catepillar that will be taking care of things. 

After speaking with all my neighbors and establishing what everyone believes is the boundary lines, I have given the operator an idea of where to clear. 

Here is some of his work so far. I am excited to see the final results!

Milking Woes and Triumphs

A little over a week ago, milk supply from Rachel had been on a steady decline.  I had been getting around 1.5 gallons per day with her calf still on her and that was pretty good I thought.  But then, Baby Calf began drinking MUCH more than she had been and for 2 days there was NO milk for me!  Well, I was concerned.  I read some on this, I had a LONG talk with Rachel about it and FINALLY I decided it was time to take the Calf off of Momma.  Well, of course, momma didnt like that so much.  I opted to put the calf in a large dog pen and move it close to her momma. They can touch noses and talk to each other, she just can't drink. Now, milk production has never been better. I am getting a little over 2 gallons a day- one gallon goes to the calf and one for me. So, crisis averted!

Here she is drinking up that good milk!

And here is the good stuff on display!